Dictionary entry

G05406

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

φονεύς

Alt. φονεύς, έως, ὁ,

Etym. Φένω

"a murderer, slayer, homicide", Hom., Hdt., attic; of the sword on which Ajax had thrown himself, Soph.:—also as fem., "a murderess", Eur.; as adj., φονέα χεῖρα "murdering" hand, id=Eur.